The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-20
CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL.
In Brief

Tomlinson Hall should be properly frescoed before
the meeting of the National Music Teachers Associa
ton and festival in July.
The Natural.gas Water and Oil Company at Bright
wood has its derrick up engine on the ground, and III
the course of few days rrli begin boring.
Marriage licenses issued yesterday to Alonzo
b. Fenster and Luella b. Allison, John Whitman and
Rachel Evans. William Downes and Amy Barnett.
The residence of Mrs Sarah Oford at No 36S
West North street. caught fire from defective fiue
Yesterday morning, and damaged to the amount
of 800.
There were thirty nine deaths and fifty births last
week Another small outbreak of scarlatina occurred
nineteen new cases. with four OF diphthera, having
been reported
STRUCK BY AN ENGINE.
HELEN Woha, old woman with settled home
walking along the Big Four railroad track, above
Michigan street, yesterday, when q switch engine
threw her some distance. deep cash was cut in her
head. and her spine seriously injured. She was
taken to the City Hospital
al GRAND JURY DISMISSED.
Judge Irwin has dismissed the grand jury until the
beginning of the next regular term which is two
weeks from to 1t will then resume work on
the election cases and continue until all the evidence
is heard. In the meantime Captain Ritter and Dep
uty Prosecutor HoltZman will attempt to obtain new
evidence.
THE FLETCHER @ SHARPE TRUST.
Receiver Wallace of the Fletcher & Sharpe trust,
thinks the creditors in the end will realize about 60
per cent He will make another 10 per cent dis.
trbution and in addition this expects to have when
the Supreme Court settles question of law pertaining
thereto 20 cent. of assets from the Stoughton A
Fletcher estate
AN EXPERT PICKPoCKET
Early yesterday morning H. II. Meats, of No. 1874
California street. had $25 stolen from him by pick
pocket. He wore an overcoat buttoned close around
him, and the thief cut through the outer and under
coat ard from vest pocket took the money. He
thinks the person who got it him place it there
after he paid strees'car fare when getting Oh the
transfer.
SECURING MONEY TRANSFERS.
peculiar device for the safe transfer of money be-
tween bankers at distance received at the Mer
chants National yesterday 1t is box Of block tin,
eight and half inches long four and half in width
and six deep. A paper around it fits snugly in
groove, and bears the seal of the express company
having charge of the shipment plate glass in front
allows inspection of its contents The locks of
the combination patents.
ANTI-ToBAcco SOCIETY.
Yesterday Gen. George f. McGinnis's birthday
-sixty-one years old. Seven weeks ago." said the
veteran, in conversation with Gen. Fred Knefer II
gave up chewing tobacco after having used it forty
years. 1t easy thing to do, but did it.
Eyes" said General Knefer and your example has
chewing. 1 had used tobacco for thirty-fve, yes,
nearly thirty seven, years, and now haven't had
chew for five weeks"
ARREST OF ERNEST KITz.
Ex.Township Trustee Ernest Kitz, who is travelling
In the interest of New York house, arrested in
Wheeling W. Va a charge of obtaining money
fraudulently eighteen years ago. The arrest
made at the instance of Ferdinand Jenny, of that
place. Mr. Kits friends readily to his assist
and had him released on bail 1t is thought that
Jennys purpose is to satisfy spirit of revenge it
is asserted that the trouble began in business trans
action between him and Jack Pennison a former en-
ployer of Mr.. Kitz.
FATHER BEssoNIEs's BOYS.
A. &bc
ST. slanslaus Society of boys. For long time Father
Bessonies has had in mind the organization Of tenn
oerance society with temperance education begin
ning as it should. with the youth. Two months ago
he organized the ST. Slansaus Society for Boys and
now has ninety five members boys from ten to ff
teen years old They take the temperance pledge for
year, renewing it each year. 1t is expected the
organization WILL in short time, have a membership
of over two hundred.
ARRESTED FOR AN ALLEGED ROBBERY.
Thomas Jeffries the police think, assaulted old
man in the extreme southern part of the city one
night year and half ago. and robbed him of small
amount of money. Jeries left the city, and all efforts
TO trace his whereabouts failed Yesterday morning
Detective Haley learned that he had been the
street the night BEFORE and with Captain Campbell
visited Jack Christians saloon, kentucky avenue,
whe~s he found and placed under arrest. He says
the is Innocent of the CHARGE that he left the city
solely to secure employment.
THE STATE PARLoR-
The State paror largest in the suite used
by the Governor is conceded tine handsomest in the
new Capitol During the last days of the Legislature
there was an average of hundred ladies day look
at this room and admire it's elegant appointments and
day after day the visitors continue to look through it.
The furniture is of mahogany, massive and stately,
their great flowing folds But after all the GROWING
glory is the ceiling which decorated by Mr.. AL
bert Gall of this city and is acknowledged to be royal
in it's magnfcence. being the most elegant and eabo
rate piece of workmanship in the United States.
AN ELoPING COUPLE MARRIED.
William Downs of Edinburg, came to the city ar
early train yesterday. On the next Miss Amy Bar
nett of Franklin daughter of the recorder of John
son county, followed him. BY arrangements the
young man e ad woman met, and securing former
resident of johnson county witness went to the
clerks office and procured license to marry They
then called at Esquire Shocks Office and asked him
perform the ceremony. When he questioned then
closely they admitted they a runaway couple
had left home because of the refusal of the father
Miss Barnett to consent to the marriage. They hat
their license duly certified however and the Squire
agreed to make them man and wife, They returned
home last evening.
THE CoLFAx MONUMENT.
The subcommittee arrangements for unveilin,
the Colfax monument moving i'll their severa
duties, and will report at the meeting of the genera
committee. to be held the evening Of the 31s
inst An invitation has been extended to tho canton
Of Patriarchs Militant through the commander of tn
department General Pfafn. to be present at the un
yelling. Every subordinate lodge Rebekah lodge an
encampment in the State will be invited by the com
mittee participate The officers of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge will be here the guests of the Gran
lodge. There is much interest taken in the matte
throughout the State indicating of the larges
gatherings held in the State of fraternal char
ac.er. The committee hope to able to announc
the speaker by next week. The committee need abou
$500 more money to complete the fund.
CONTEST OVER PROPERTY.
On the first Of last May John A. Lyons klle
by Samuel Marley. west of the river. and Thoma
ODonnell appointed administrator of the estate
the inventory of which included the block No. SO an
80 South Delaware street. and large amount of PEI
sonal property. Mr.. Lyons supposed to be a
unmarried man. but about month after his deaf
two ladies living in Cincinnati claimed to be his wido,
and daughter. They brought suit to get nossessio